The Colorado Bicycle Safety Law hitting the books this week and promising safer Durango streets and roads


Durango Natural Foods breaking new local ground and accepting Type 5 plastic tubs for recycling

La Plata County’s jail population dropping by 20 percent this year thanks to improved efficiency in the local legal system 

The use of antidepressant drugs more than doubling in America between 1996 and 2005

Durango currently sitting at second to last place, just ahead of Snowmass Village, in the Plastic Bag Challenge

Industrial agriculture rearing its ugly head in Durango with the recent recall of tainted cilantro from the local Wal-Mart

In this week's issue...

January 25, 2024
Bagging it

State plastic bag ban is in full effect, but enforcement varies

January 26, 2024
Paper chase

The Sneer is back – and no we’re not talking about Billy Idol’s comeback tour.

January 11, 2024
High and dry

New state climate report projects continued warming, declining streamflows